Checking Me Out, Brown Pelican

When out shooting it’s easy to forget just how big these birds are. The image we look for is when they glide by, only inches above the water.

Checking Me Out, Pelican – Click To Enlarge

When they swim right up to you a big lens will make you step back to get them in the frame. Of course now the Pelican is curious and moves closer, you step back again. Finally one of you has no place to go. Snap the shot.